Course Progression
To meet academic requirements, students may not make a grade of D in their program courses, including program-specific electives. (This policy excludes core courses, unless a grade of C or better is required as a prerequisite to other courses.) Students who make a D in a required program course must repeat the course and obtain a final grade higher than D. The first grade will, however, still be recorded on the transcript and calculated into cumulative grade point average (GPA). A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.
All School of Health Sciences programs require a minimum grade of C for progression from specified courses to more advanced courses. Students unable to meet these academic progression requirements in any cohorted Health Science program will not be allowed to continue until the requirements are met. Upon completion of these requirements, students will be allowed to continue when the course sequence permits. Students unable to meet academic progression requirements within their second attempt will not be allowed a third attempt. Students may apply to other School of Health Science programs, provided competitive selection requirements for those programs have been met.
To fulfill the academic requirements of the School of Nursing, a minimum grade of 75 is required for academic course progression. This applies to both the Registered Nursing and Licensed Practical Nursing programs. Students unable to meet the academic progression requirements in any cohorted nursing program will not be allowed to continue, and will not be allowed a second attempt to complete the program. Students may reapply for competitive selection in the nursing program after 3 years. Students may apply immediately to other School of Health Science competitive selection programs, provided competitive selection requirements for those programs have been met.